Week of 22 Mar 2026
“Crush the insect!”
Achievements Earned In:
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Abiotic Factor
Now that I’m just about done with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I can definitively state that: it’s jank. But not as bad as I’d first expected, honestly. Once I managed to get the controls down, it was a lot easier to use Ironhide to score a Platinum medal in every mission. For each side (the Autobots and the Decepticons) you have to make two playthroughs for the achievements. I mean, I guess you could do it in one each, but that would make getting all the Platinum medals unnecessarily difficult. Heck, some of the times are tough even on Normal, so yeah I went with the four playthroughs. As I mentioned, you wanna unlock Ironhide for all the levels he’s an option in immediately to make scoring very quick and easy. In fact, even on Expert I had little issue getting high scores to make hitting an overall 75% pretty simple. But then I got to the Decepticon run on Wednesday and found it a far more tough experience. First off, there are more car races to do and those times are so tight. Then I also just found the bots not as easy to use either, though Longhaul seemed to be the best option for clearing levels quickly. I thought maybe, like Ironhide, Grindor would be the ideal choice with his turret, but it’s incredibly weak and died fairly easily. You also seem to get a lot less Energon (upgrade points) throughout the campaign, so I was always at a weaker level than a similar spot in the Autobot campaign. All-in-all, I finished up the Platinum medals on Saturday, opening up the way for my final playthrough on Expert. I’m… kinda not looking forward to how annoying this is going to end up being.
Achievements unlocked: 50 (+20) | Completion: 98%
Huh… that could have gone better.
I’m really looking forward to finishing up Transformers as I want to play something new. And not just something I haven’t played yet: something new new. With no time to get my next achievement in that other game before being social on Friday, I decided to call my shot and lock in the next game I’d play to get my streak continued. There were many options, but I landed on Abiotic Factor. I know very little about the game, but it got pretty good reviews from sources I trust, the completion doesn’t look too bad, and it’s around 60+ hours so I wouldn’t be able to wait until it was leaving Game Pass (probably). So, now I got it started and can get to it ASAP!
Achievements unlocked: 1 (+1) | Completion: 2%
Rarest Achievement:
A True Decepticon in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [6.12]
Most Common Achievement:
Crafty Creations in Abiotic Factor [1.00]
